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An
aerial view of the bay shows the
Atlantic Ocean to the right
(east), the barrier islands
Island Beach
(technically, a peninsula) to
the north and Long
Beach Island to the south.
Separating the two islands is
Barnegat Inlet.
(the location of Barnegat Light)
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Bay Scallop
(yes,
they have blue eyes)
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Recent Updates
New information has been
recently added to the following
pages:
April 23
Shrimp
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Q. What exactly are
shellfish?
For one thing, they are
not fish. They
have no vertebrate
(backbone). They
do not have scales or
fins and some can swim,
many cannot.
In the culinary world, two major groups of
seafood are called
shellfish.
Mollusks - include
clams, oysters, mussels,
conch, snails and
scallops.
Crustaceans - include
shrimp, crabs, lobster
and crawfish.
Squid and octopus are
sometimes considered
shellfish as well.
The dictionary
definition is " An
aquatic animal, such as
a mollusk or crustacean,
that has a shell or
shell-like
exoskeleton.
Learn More about
Shellfish
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Barnegat Bay Watershed
Q.
What is a watershed?
A watershed is defined as
the area of land where all
of the water that is under
it or drains off of it goes
into the same place,
according to the EPA
website.
Think of a watershed as a
large bathtub. When a drop
of water hits anywhere in
that bathtub it eventually
finds
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Barnegat Bay watershed
includes most of Ocean
County, NJ and a portion of
southern Monmouth County.
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It encompasses 660 square
miles and stretches between
mile markers 53 and 92 on
the Garden State Parkway.
It includes fresh water from
nine streams and rivers that
flow east into Barnegat Bay
It is home to 38
municipalities, more than
500,000 people, scores of
animal species and a wide
range of ecosystems,
including forest, marsh,
pond and bay.
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10 Things YOU CAN DO
To Maintain a Healthy
Barnegat Bay
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